Word: ball
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...field yesterday and for the first time this season appeared in his football togs. In the scrimmage the University football team scored twice on the second team, but was itself scored on when R. B. Brown '18, of the second team, recovered a fumble and carried the ball the length of the field for a touchdown. The University was given the ball in the middle of the field and by straight football combined with a blocked forward pass which T. C. Thacher '18 recovered before it touched the ground, advanced to the seconds' 25-yard line, where R. Horween...
...scrimmage was started again in the middle of the field, and, after an exchange of punts, it was the University's ball on the seconds' 35-yard line. E. L. Casey '19 then circled left end for a touchdown and R. Horween '18 kicked the goal. At this point the University's substitutes were put in and the ball again given to the first team on its 35-yard line. H. W. Minot '17 was thrown for a loss and the University was offside. This forced them to punt out and there was another exchange of kicks. Minot then broke...
...snapping back was very poor; on the direct passes the runners would pick the ball out of the air on one side or the other, and twice the Yale punter had to reach and take the ball with one hand. Inaccurate passing of the sort against a sharp defence may get the Elis into trouble. The tendency of most of the Yale backs was to run high and they did not use the straight arm at all. Braden was one exception. He ran low with terrific power both in carrying the ball and in interference. The power of the Yale...
...Beating the ball by an unfair use of a starting signal is nothing less than deliberately stealing an advantage from the other side. An honest starting signal is good football, but a starting signal which has for its purpose starting the team a fraction of a second before the ball is put in play in the hope that it will not be detected by the officials is nothing short of crookedness...
...Holding is prohibited by the rules because it does not belong in the game of football. It is unfair play and it eliminates skill. The game is to advance the ball by strategy, skill and speed, without holding your opponent...